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Dr. Cavil’s Inside the HBCU Sports Lab Week 2 Mid-Major Division Top 7 Poll rankings

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Dr. Kenyatta Cavil contributed to this report The Dr. Cavil’s Inside the HBCU Sports Lab Mid Major Division Poll rankings featured a great deal of movement, with teams ranked 3-6 occupying a different position than in the previous week and there is also a new addition to the rankings. With multiple top-seven games this weekend there will be another shakeup in the polls heading into next week.  7. Florida Memorial University ( 1-0-1, 0-0)  Florida Memorial is a new addition to the polls, coming in at no.7. The Lions played…

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Red Tails Classic: Johnson C. Smith defeats Tuskegee 21-13

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title image via BPO+Digital Media Courtesy of Tuskegee Athletics In their highly anticipated 2024 season opener at the historic Cramton Bowl, the Tuskegee Golden Tigers faced off against the Johnson C. Smith Golden Bulls in what turned out to be a closely contested game. Despite a valiant effort, Tuskegee came up short, falling 21-13 in front of a crowd of 15,438 fans. The game began with Tuskegee receiving the opening kickoff, but their initial drive stalled, and they were forced to punt. Johnson C. Smith quickly capitalized, driving 21 yards…

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2025 CIAA Basketball Tournament tickets available via “Summer Sizzler” sale

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Courtesy of the CIAA The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA®), the nation’s oldest historically Black athletic conference, returns to Baltimore, Maryland for the 2025 Food Lion CIAA Men’s and Women’s Championship Basketball Tournament February 25 – March 1 at the CFG Arena. The CIAA will  kick off their fifth year in Charm City with their first ever summer sale,  the “Summer Sizzler” offering fans $100 off for All Session General Admission tickets by using the code SUMMER100. Tickets are available beginning today, August 15 through September 1 exclusively at the tournament website: Ciaatournament.org. 2025 is truly a celebration of legacy…

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CIAA announces 2024 Football predicted order of finish and Preseason All-Conference Honors

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Courtesy of the CIAA The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) unveils the 2024 All-CIAA Preseason Football Team, as voted on by the CIAA Football Coaches Association and the Sports Information Directors Association, and the predicted order of finish as selected by the head football coaches. The preseason team and predicted order were both announced during the CIAA’s annual football media day on Thursday. The 2024 team features 23 returning players from the 2023 All-CIAA team, including 18 first teamers, led by the CIAA leading rusher Jada Byers of Virginia Union and CIAA Offensive Player…

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Virginia State Men’s hoops unveils 2024-25 schedule

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Courtesy of Virginia State Athletics Head Coach Lonnie Blow, Jr. has announced the 2024-2025 schedule for Virginia State University Men’s Basketball Team. The schedule features 1 classic and 25 overall season games.  The season takes off with the Trojan Tip-Off Classic November 8 vs Gannon University and November 9 vs Shepherd University at The Land of Troy. The season opener starts at home as the Trojans goes against Chowan University on November 13 at 8pm. The team hits the road for two straight games traveling to North Carolina on November 16 against…

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Former HBCU track athlete headed to the Olympics

Brandon King

Former Johnson C. Smith sprinter Danielle Williams can claim several titles – CIAA Champion, NCAA Champion, 2020 USTFCCCA NCAA Division II Track & Field Hall of Famer- and now she can call herself an Olympian.  Williams qualified for the Paris games for Team Jamaica in the 100-meter hurdles after running a 12.53 in the finals at the team’s trials this weekend.  Following a decorated collegiate career at JCSU in which over two years she took home 9 NCAA titles ( 8 individual, 1 relay), 13 CIAA championships, garnered All-America honors…

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Johnson C. Smith names Da’Nesha Miller women’s volleyball coach

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Courtesy of Johnson C. Smith athletics After conducting a national search, Johnson C. Smith University Director of Athletics Dr. Denisha Hendricks has named Da’Nesha Miller the new women’s volleyball head coach.  Miller brings a wealth of experience, determination, and enthusiasm to the role, underpinned by a solid six-year background in coaching and a history of building athletes with character and skill. In her most recent position as an assistant coach at Fayetteville State University (FSU), Coach Miller played a pivotal role in the team’s daily operations. She was instrumental in recruiting,…

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These were the standouts from Week 3 of CIAA Softball

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Courtest of the CIAA FOOD LION OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK #1 Coreena Dunham, Bowie State (So., OF- Audubon, PA) Coreena tallied a total of seven hits during the Chowan Classic last weekend. Additionally, Dunham posted two RBI against Georgian Court highlighted by a double. She was 7-11 from the plate this past weekend. FOOD LION DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK #13 Aliyah Smith, Bowie State (Sr., 1B- Stafford, VA) Aliyah had 23 putouts during the Chowan Classic. Smith recorded a total of 26 catches and just one error for…

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Fayetteville State Lady Broncos take CIAA Tourney

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title image via the CIAA Courtesy of the CIAA Baltimore, MD (March 2, 2024) – Fayetteville State and Elizabeth City State faced off Saturday afternoon in the 2024 CIAA Food Lion Tournament Championship. Both teams represented the top seed in their respective divisions and went head-to-head in the final CIAA matchup of the season for a chance to take home some hardware. The game was nothing short of exciting, as the score differential never grew larger than six, with each team trading leads 13 times. Ultimately, the Broncos capped off their near…

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Bowie State Basketball to host Virginia State for Wednesday doubleheader

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title image via Bowie State Basketball Courtesy of Bowie State Athletics BOWIE, MD — The Bowie State men’s basketball team continues Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) play against Virginia State on Wednesday, Jan. 31 inside A.C. Jordan Arena. This will be the nightcap game of a CIAA doubleheader featuring the women’s game beginning at 5:30 p.m.   The doubleheader will be streamed live on the Bulldog Sports Network.   When: Wednesday, January 31 at 7:30 p.m. (ET)  Where: Bowie, MD (A.C. Jordan Arena)  Tickets: Click HERE  Watch: Bulldog Sports Network  Live Stats: BSUBulldogs.com  Follow on Twitter: @BSU_Sports_Info  Follow on…

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